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academic
- /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛmɪk
Where it comes from
From both the Medieval Latin acadēmicus and the French académique, from Latin academia, from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós), from Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) or Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia), the name of the place where Plato taught; compare academy. By surface analysis, academy + -ic.
adjective more academic · most academic · academick · acad · acad. · Academic
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. the academic sect or philosophy
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. But unhappily, by too short a view of things, you have been apt to mistake the completion of your academic courses for the completion of your theologic studies: and then, by a false modesty, have despaired of knowing more than you would suffer those august places of your education to teach you.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding. Programs of work should provide students the opportunities to demonstrate both academic and vocational competence attainment.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance. I have always had an academic interest in hacking.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning. I’m more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.
- Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
noun academics · academick · acad · acad. · Academic
- A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. Academics[…]see integrated systems for collecting, processing and acting on data as offering a “second electrification” to the world’s metropolises.
- A member of the Academy; an academician. Carneades the academick, when he was to write against Zeno the stoick, purged himself with hellebor first […].
- A student in a college.
- Academic dress; academicals.
- Academic studies. Many spoke of an intense fear of failing one’s academics at university, which can both be highly motivating to secure academic success (sometimes at the cost of socialising), but can also immobilise one’s desire to try harder as it can be rather disappointing if one does not succeed. […] Many autist
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scholarly, donnish, academician, theoretical, pedantic, faculty member, academy, academe, scholastic, teaching, pedagogic, pedagogical, theoretic, teacher, professor, akademi
Translations
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adj scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
| 한국어 | 학문적인 hakmunjeogin, 학술적인 hakseuljeogin |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 人文的な jinbunteki na, 非現実的な higenjitsuteki na |
| Deutsch | akademisch |
| Italiano | accademico |
| Ελληνικά | ακαδημαϊκός akadimaïkós |
| Română | academic |
| العربية | أَكَادِيمِيّ ʔakādīmiyy |
adj conforming to set rules and traditions
| 한국어 | 형식적인 hyeongshikjeogin, 전통적인 jeontongjeogin |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 學院派 /学院派 xuéyuànpài |
| العربية | متقيد بالقوانين mutaqayyid bil-qawānīn, ملتزم بالقوانين multazim bil-qawānīn |
adj belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
| 한국어 | 아카데미아의 akadeumi-a-ui, 플라톤 학파의 peullaton hakpa-ui |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | プラトン学派の Puraton gakuha no |
| Português | platónico, platônico |
| Français | académique |
| Ελληνικά | πλατωνικός platonikós |
| العربية | أَكَادِيمِيّ ʔakādīmiyy |
adj belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
| Español | académico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 학문적인 hakmunjeogin |
| 日本語 | 学問の gakumon no, 大学の daigaku no |
| 中文 | 學術的 /学术的 xuéshù de |
| Português | académico, acadêmico |
| Français | académique, universitaire |
| Deutsch | akademisch |
| Italiano | accademico |
| Ελληνικά | ακαδημαϊκός akadimaïkós |
| Română | universitar, academic |
| Русский | академи́ческий akademíčeskij, университе́тский universitétskij |
| Tiếng Việt | hàn lâm, học thuật |
| العربية | أَكَادِيمِيّ ʔakādīmiyy |
| עברית | אָקָדֵמִי akadémi |
adj having an aptitude for learning
| 한국어 | 학구적인 hakgujjeogin |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | intellektuell |
| العربية | أَكَادِيمِيّ ʔakādīmiyy |
noun Platonist
| 日本語 | プラトン主義者 puraton shugi sha |
|---|---|
| Português | académico, acadêmico |
| Ελληνικά | πλατωνιστής platonistís |
| العربية | أَكَادِيمِيّ ʔakādīmiyy |
noun senior member of an academy, college, or university
| Español | académico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 学者 gakusha |
| Português | académico, acadêmico |
| Français | universitaire |
| Ελληνικά | ακαδημαϊκός akadimaïkós |
| العربية | أستاذ ʔustaḏ |
| עברית | אקדמאי akademáy, חבר אקדמיה khavér akadémya |
noun person who attends an academy
| 한국어 | 학생 haksaeng |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 学生 gakusei, 大学生 daigakusei |
| Português | académico, acadêmico |
| العربية | جامعي jāmiʕiyy |
noun member of the Academy
| 한국어 | 아카데미 회원 akadeumi hoewon |
|---|---|
| עברית | חבר אקדמיה khavér akadémya |
noun academic dress
| 한국어 | 학위복 hakwibok |
|---|
noun academic studies
| 한국어 | 학문 hakmun |
|---|
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@misc{academic_2026,
title = {academic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/academic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
